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Why People Give : Interpreting Altruism.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Delhi : SAGE Publications India Pvt, Ltd., 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (249 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789353285838
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Why People GiveDDC classification:
  • 155.232
LOC classification:
  • BJ1474 .V573 2019
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Beginnings -- 1 Have a Heart -- Live From the Heart -- 2 Altruism Transcends the Selfish Genes -- A Second Chance at LiFe -- 3 Origins of Altruism Meme -- A Living Miracle -- 4 The Game Theory of Giving -- The Daughter with Golden Smile -- 5 Generosity Isn't Altruism -- This Too Shall Pass -- 6 What Motivates Donors? -- Divine Intervention -- 7 The Ultimate Aim of Altruism -- When Prayers Are Answered -- 8 Transforming Lives Can Lead to Happiness -- A Shot at Normal Life -- 9 Love Is a Two-way Street -- Rain in the Time of Drought -- 10 Giving Gratitude -- The Heart That Pumped Dreams -- 11 Optimism as Art of Living -- Power of Hope amidst No Option -- 12 Grit, Focus and Determination -- The Hour of Happiness -- 13 Developing the Drive to Do Good -- The Spirit of Never Giving Up -- 14 Creating 'Impact' Through Giving -- Against All Odds -- Every Soul Is a Phoenix -- Light at the End of a Dark Tunnel -- Wishing Upon a Shooting Star -- 15 The Change Makers -- Reflections -- Bibliography -- About the Authors.
Summary: A deep analysis of the other side of philanthrophy on how motivation and realization impact people to give supplemented with real life stories on the way they became catalysts for positive change.
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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Beginnings -- 1 Have a Heart -- Live From the Heart -- 2 Altruism Transcends the Selfish Genes -- A Second Chance at LiFe -- 3 Origins of Altruism Meme -- A Living Miracle -- 4 The Game Theory of Giving -- The Daughter with Golden Smile -- 5 Generosity Isn't Altruism -- This Too Shall Pass -- 6 What Motivates Donors? -- Divine Intervention -- 7 The Ultimate Aim of Altruism -- When Prayers Are Answered -- 8 Transforming Lives Can Lead to Happiness -- A Shot at Normal Life -- 9 Love Is a Two-way Street -- Rain in the Time of Drought -- 10 Giving Gratitude -- The Heart That Pumped Dreams -- 11 Optimism as Art of Living -- Power of Hope amidst No Option -- 12 Grit, Focus and Determination -- The Hour of Happiness -- 13 Developing the Drive to Do Good -- The Spirit of Never Giving Up -- 14 Creating 'Impact' Through Giving -- Against All Odds -- Every Soul Is a Phoenix -- Light at the End of a Dark Tunnel -- Wishing Upon a Shooting Star -- 15 The Change Makers -- Reflections -- Bibliography -- About the Authors.

A deep analysis of the other side of philanthrophy on how motivation and realization impact people to give supplemented with real life stories on the way they became catalysts for positive change.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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